Windows 11 on an unsupported CPU

merkat106 · Jul 1, 2021

Stuck on dev level in Windows Insider with a custom build with an unsupported CPU (i7-7700K). No option to downgrade levels so my options were either a clean install of Windows 10 or find a way to bypass the hardware requirements.
So, I bypassed the hardware requirements

Ghot · Jul 2, 2021

merkat106 said:
Stuck on dev level in Windows Insider with a custom build with an unsupported CPU (i7-7700K). No option to downgrade levels so my options were either a clean install of Windows 10 or find a way to bypass the hardware requirements.
So, I bypassed the hardware requirements

Interesting find.
Will be nice if that functions on all rings. :)

@Brink

Ben Myers · Jul 6, 2021

The processor on my HP EliteBook 2530p may not be supported, but it's doing its best.

SIW2 · Jul 6, 2021

Or just add them to boot.wim

shown here it is very easy

Mooly · Jul 6, 2021

I tried installing onto an Acer Aspire laptop from 2006 which has an AMD Turion 64 processor. It sort of installs but I can't past the initial set up screens asking for user name and password etc. In the case of the Acer a big problem is the wireless adapter causing massive interrupts that slow things down. It took an hour to reach that this point but then just keeps going around in a loop... set up ran into a problem... and repeat.

It would run early versions of W10 quite well.

Bree · Jul 6, 2021

Ben Myers said:
The processor on my HP EliteBook 2530p may not be supported, but it's doing its best

That installed 2GB RAM will be slowing it down a bit too :wink:

Mooly said:
I tried installing onto an Acer Aspire laptop from 2006 which has an AMD Turion 64 processor. It sort of installs but I can't past the initial set up screens asking for user name and password etc....

The only problem I had with a clean install on my Acer Aspire One D270 (Intel Atom N2600, Legacy bios, 2GB RAM) was getting 11 Home's setup to allow me to create a local account. At the screen before that (let's connect you to a network..) ALT+F4 did the trick.

The-Hive · Oct 2, 2021

If it's incompatible it is. It is obviously not suitable for win 11 so I wouldn't waste any time on it as MS will probably stop any "fixes" in the near future

Deleted member 3249 · Oct 2, 2021

The-Hive said:
If it's incompatible it is. It is obviously not suitable for win 11 so I wouldn't waste any time on it as MS will probably stop any "fixes" in the near future

I would second that opinion as if it is not supported, it will void your warranty, no support means no firmware or drivers. So best to stay on 10 :) I as a surface pro 5 user am fine with Windows 10, security updates are important. Also even without warranty, I can still get help from Windows support online and if I am on 11, they wont' help me

spapakons · Oct 8, 2021

Unless software can damage hardware, it should not void the Warranty. This is bull***t is spread by manufacturers to scare us and buy a new PC rather than attempt to install Windows 11 on our unsupported one. The worst it can happen is that we won't be able to install Windows 11 at all, or find drivers afterwards. Good news though, any Windows 10 or 8 or 7 or Vista 64-bit driver works also in Windows 11 with the exception of some Windows 7 graphics drivers (mostly by Intel) that deliberately do not work on newer Windows versions to force us upgrade our hardware. Dream on!

Mooly · Oct 8, 2021

I would call mine a 'W7' PC as that is what it came with back in 2012. It runs W11 just fine... in fact I would go as far as to say it has been the most trouble free of any OS to date. I clean installed the final release version two days ago.

As always I just wait once the desktop appears and after a couple of minutes the correct Intel driver is installed by MS (Intel HD3000, so an oldie).

GUMBY · Oct 8, 2021

I installed pro last night on my Asus P43E i5 proc 8Gb ram 250gig ssd laptop. Used the work around on the in place upgrade. Booted up and got the day 1 update. Seems to be running just fine.

Wisewiz · Oct 8, 2021

This PC meets all the requirements except CPU 8th gen. I'm running an i7-7700, and it's running beautifully on 11 21H2 194, so I'll be looking forward to getting any updates (any MS doesn't automatically supply, that is) from the Update Catalog, when they are announced on this forum.

I'm optimistic about this working. But I've got good W10 backup images to re-install if anything goes sour down the road.

magilla · Oct 8, 2021

We’re all waiting to see what happens with updates on next Tuesday!

Wisewiz · Oct 8, 2021

Oh, yeah! Cabbage Patch Tuesday!

spapakons · Oct 9, 2021

From what I have seen so far, all updates are automatically installed except for upgrades to a newer build that check compatibility. For those I would download the latest ISO, load Setup and then delete the appropriate file from cache before proceeding.